England has launched a world-first gonorrhoea vaccination programme that will potentially help avert up to 100,000 cases of the disease and save millions of NHS funding.

The Gates Foundation has announced an investment of $2.5bn to 2030, dedicated to expediting R&D with a focus on improving women's health.

APAC-based biotech companies in Singapore, South Korea and Japan may offer investors the stability and innovation they are searching for.

For the first time in decades, the pharmaceutical industry has been directly affected by a geopolitical trade negotiation between the US and the EU.